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Effective Employee Development: 3 Tips from the Best Leaders

October 29, 2018 by Diana Leave a Comment

When people have the opportunity to take deep dives into their individual gifts, talents, and strengths they become curious and excited to learn more. I believe most people strive to be the best version of themselves when given the opportunity to do so. In turn, when you gift your people these opportunities they become more […]

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Encouraging Mentoring Trade

June 21, 2013 by Diana Leave a Comment

An actual mentoring relationship can be best defined as a mutual search for wisdom. It is grounded in a true partnership that thrives on mutual simplification of learning. This kind of relationship requires that the mentor surrender some of the power differences in order to build a relationship and trust. Learning cannot occur with anxiety […]

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Do’s and Don’ts of Mentoring

June 19, 2013 by Diana Leave a Comment

Mentoring can take on many forms, but the goal is to find the right kind of advice, from the right person, at the right time. In the February 2011 Harvard Business Review article, “Demystifying Mentoring,”  Amy Gallo offers the following guidelines: Do: Build a team of people you can turn to for advice when you […]

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Mentoring Fables

June 17, 2013 by Diana Leave a Comment

In the last era, the idea of mentoring has changed. But the need for career counseling has not changed. In reality, mentoring is more important than ever before because many careers have made numerous changes to keep up with a world that is making many changes. In “Demystifying Mentoring,” a February 2011 Harvard Business Review […]

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Applying Ethics & Leadership to Business Development

January 18, 2013 by Diana Leave a Comment

One of the most compelling definitions of a leader is an individual whose mere presence inspires the desire to follow. Leaders have learned how to set strategic and operational objectives in putting together plans, how to be visionaries and see opportunities for their organizations that other individuals may miss, and in the role of Business […]

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5 Steps to Maximize Your Productivity

November 12, 2012 by Diana Leave a Comment

Do you know that you get 80% of your results from just 20% of your time and effort and consequently 80% of your time is virtually wasted on non-productive activities? Once you realize this, it’s easy to take advantage and either reduce the hours you work or significantly improve your productivity. The 80-20 rule was […]

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Are You “In” or “Out” of the Box?

August 22, 2012 by Diana Leave a Comment

I’ve been reviewing concepts from one of the best books written on leadership and self-deception. This is a common problem that leaders find they must confront with each promotion to greater responsibility. It’s something we work hard on in our executive coaching sessions. Leadership and Self-Deception, a book written by the Arbinger Institute, features a […]

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Creating What You Dream About for Your Life (Part 2)

July 6, 2012 by admin Leave a Comment

Clarity Before getting what we dream about we must first know what that is. This may seem obvious but it trips up even the most intelligent people right out of the gate. Take out a blank sheet of paper and write “My Dream Life” at the top. List everything you want to have, do, be […]

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Creating What You Dream About for Your Life (Part 1)

July 3, 2012 by admin Leave a Comment

We all have dreams to live the life we really want. If that’s the case, why does it seem that so few people actually do? Creating the life we want seems like it should be easy, but for many reasons it isn’t. Sometimes we’re too busy working, paying bills or picking up kids to give […]

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Self Management: Are You Doing the Right Things? (part 4)

June 29, 2012 by Diana Leave a Comment

Focus for the Year, Plan Each Day Write down two or three goals you want to achieve at work. Then, write down two areas on which you want to focus in your personal life (i.e., family, sports, interests). Limit your list to five focal areas so you can realistically accomplish them. Most of your daily […]

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Working with Diana was great. She helped me identify my leadership strengths and find ways to use them to maximize my value to the organization as I transitioned into a new role with greater responsibility.
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The main benefit of coaching was simply the reworking of my priorities to bring some semblance of balance back into my life as it applied to my family relationships and personal well-being.
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